Submit a correction or make a comment about this profile. First of three movies based on the novel by olive higgins prouty. The story of stella dallas was quite a sensation back in the day. When samuel goldwyn announced plans to remake his classic 1925 silent film with barbara stanwyck in the role, most of his contemporaries. With ronald colman, belle bennett, alice joyce, jean hersholt.
Based on the book by oliver higgins prouty, it garnered a popular stage play and a silent film, as well as a radio serial which became one of the first successful soap operas. Screenplay by frances marion, based on the novel by olive higgins prouty. This film had the kind of source material that still draws nominations today. Diane stevenson, three versions of stella dallas for the late hollywood silent film melodrama special issue, jeffrey crouse editor, film international, issue 54, volume 9, number 6, 2011, pp. Linda williams and stella dallas critical film theory. Stella dallas 1925 would later be remade at least twice, its most beloved and famous version being the 1937 king vidor classic starring barbara stanwyck in the title role. He produced the king vidor version in 1937 starring stanwyck, who was nominated for an academy award. Stella dallas 1925 belle bennett, ronald colman, douglas. Stella dallas 1925 in this silent drama, a womans failed marriage to a wealthy man leaves her penniless and with a daughter, causing her to sacrifice all that she has for her child. Though this version is also very fine, the silent version has the stronger supporting cast.
Stella dallas is a small town girl who marries the upper class stephen dallas, with whom. Stella dallas 1925 na imdbu en stella dallas at silentera. This presentation will feature live musical accompaniment by composer stephen horne. Samuel goldwyn produced both the silent movie, stella dallas 1925, and the first. Stella dallas novel, a 1920 novel by olive higgins prouty stella dallas 1925 film, a silent film adaptation of the novel featuring ronald colman and belle bennett stella dallas 1937 film, an adaptation of the novel starring barbara stanwyck and john boles stella dallas radio series, a 19371955 adaptation of the novel. Stella dallas barbara stanwyck is but one of many unsung female heroes who sacrifice, yet always prevail, in maternal melodramas such as min and bill 1930. Stella dallas 1925 key to the success of stella dallas is frances marion, the woman who wrote its sophisticated screenplay. Media in category stella dallas 1925 film the following 4 files are in this category, out of 4 total. After the birth of a daughter, laurel, the dallases go their separate ways and out of love and concern, stella gives up her daughter to a wealthy couple. Watch stella dallas full movie in hd visit stella dallas, a small town girl, marries the upper class stephen dallas. In february 2020, the film was shown at the 70th berlin.
Among his most admired works were the big parade 1925, hallelujah 1929, the champ 1931, stella dallas 1937, and the citadel 1938. Stella dallas is a small town girl who marries the upper class stephen dallas, with. Stella dallas is a 1925 american silent film that was produced by samuel goldwyn, adapted by frances marion, and. Stella is a 1990 american drama film produced by the samuel goldwyn company and released by touchstone pictures. With ronald colman, belle bennett, douglas fairbanks jr. Stella dallas is a 1925 american silent drama film that was produced by samuel goldwyn, adapted by frances marion, and directed by henry king.
After the birth of a daughter, laurel, the dallases go their separate ways. It was directed by king vidor, and stars barbara stanwyck, john boles, and anne shirley. Stella makes a selfless sacrifice and sends laurel to live with stephen and his new family. This will be the third version of the stella dallas story, based on a novel by olive higgins prouty. The combined talents of goldwyn, director king vidor and star barbara stanwyck lift. A workingclass woman is willing to do whatever it takes to give her daughter a socially promising future. With barbara stanwyck, john boles, anne shirley, barbara oneil.
Produced by sam goldwyn, this second film version of olive higgins proutys stella dallas is by far the best. Now confined to poverty, stella must sacrifice her own life and happiness for the sake of her daughter. Vidor then helmed one of his bestremembered efforts, stella dallas 1937, an adaptation of olive higgins proutys novel. The first was the 1925 silent film version titled stella dallas, while it was also remade in 1990 as stella. Samuel goldwyn produced both the silent movie, stella dallas 1925, and. In the film we see a hardworking lower class mother sacrificing her relationship with her daughter as the daughter climbs the social ladder and marries into an elite upper class family. Barbara stanwyck essayed the role of a workingclass mother who sacrifices her own happiness for that of her classconscious daughter anne shirley. Stella dallas king vidor, 1937 is the most well known and celebrated of the genre known as the maternal melodrama.
By nature a raucous, sometimes vulgar party girl, stella manages to subdue her personality at first but soon, to stephens dismay, reverts to her. Samuel goldwyn made a 1925 silent film, starring belle bennett, ronald coleman, jean hersholt and douglas fairbanks jr. King vidor, american motionpicture director whose films of the 1920s and 30s were among the most creative of those produced in hollywood. Stella dallas vintage featurette is the silent film of stella dallas from 1925. A bonus that is downplayed on the back of the dvd case it simply says stella dallas vintage featurette is the silent film of stella dallas from 1925. Stella dallas is a stylish and emotionally powerful film made in 1937, directed by king vidor and starring barbara stanwyck, john boles and anne shirley. Stella dallas loathing life in a backwater mill town, brassy dame stella martin lures disinherited blueblood stephen dallas into marriage.
I made the marriages of laurel dallas, my comparative study of the cinematic build up to two tearjerking momentsone long enshrined, and much argued over, in maternal melodrama studiesshortly after i saw the silent version of stella dallas for the first time. Prior to joan crawfords star turn as the ultimate in selfsacrificing mother in mildred pierce 1945, there was no better martyr for motherhood than stella dallas, the tragic heroine of olive higgins proutys novel which inspired several film versions. While stella dallas has been remade twice, once in 1937 with barbara stanwyck and again in 1990 as stella with bette midler, it is this 1925 silent version that is the definitive telling of the classic story of mother love and sacrifice. Central parks tavern on the green, where bette midler enacts perhaps a threehanky version of the famous fourhanky stella dallas finale, isnt quite the right setting for this brave mothers. Olive higgins proutys 1923 novel stella dallas was destined to become a great movie. Share this 1925 produced by famed producer samuel goldwyn, stella dallas is the tale of a small town girl who marries a wealthy man, with whom she has nothing in common. Samuel goldwyn undoubtedly has the gem of its type the screen has produced to date in. But in spite of all these adaptations, it wasnt until king vidors 1937 version that audiences found the true stella dallas in barbara stanwyck. I had always assumed that the two earliest film adaptations of olive higgins proutys 1922 novel, from which the sequences in. Stella dallas, a small town girl, marries the upper class stephen dallas, with whom she has nothing in common.
Morrison, belle bennett stella martin stella dallas, lois moran laurel dallas, jean hersholt ed munn, douglas fairbanks jr. Stella martin is a young woman in a mill town in 1919. King vidor stella dallas, the citadel, and duel in the. It was based on an acclaimed novel about a woman who marries up and cant fit in. Stella dallas is a 1937 melodrama starring barbara stanwyck, directed by king vidor. King vidor king vidor stella dallas, the citadel, and duel in the sun. It tells a story that is predictable from beginning to end, except that who would have predicted this old. Stella dallas is a small town girl who marries the upper class stephen dallas, with whom she has nothing in common. Stella dallas king vidor, 1937 is the most well known and. The movie was based on the novel of the same name by olive higgins prouty and was a great commercial and critical success, earning a best actress oscar nomination for stanwyck and a. Starring belle bennett, ronald colman, alice joyce, douglas fairbanks, jr. She uses the film stella dallas as a test case to support various concepts of feminists film theory including maternal sacrifice and identification.
In this drama of unconditional maternal love, stella is a workingclass girl who marries up when she falls in love with stephen dallas. Stella dallas is a 1937 american film based on the olive higgins prouty novel of the same name. Barbara stanwyck is stella martin, a loud, vulgar factorytown girl who snares. Stella dallas was made by samuel goldwyn in 1925, and the mogul was determined that it would be his masterpiece. Stella dallas 1937 synopsisstella martin barbara stanwyck, the daughter of a mill worker in a factory town in 1919 massachusetts, makes a play for and eventually marries wealthy and socially prominent mill executive stephen dallas john boles. Labeled as a womens picture, this is a powerful tale of a mothers love and sacrifice and an unsung. Of these, the stella dallas loss is the one that stanwyck herself apparently regretted. This drama, directed by henry king, stars belle bennett and ronald colman, with alice joyce, lois moran, jean hersholt, douglas fairbanks jr. She deliberately attracts the attention of stephen dallas, a supervisor at the mill. Stella dallas je americki crnobijeli film snimljen 1937. In stella dallas, barbara stanwyck created one of the most indelible heroines of hollywoods golden age.
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